Dressing the Fashionista Cancer Patient (NPR)

An alternative to uncomfortable hospital gowns

Undergoing cancer treatment is a difficult and uncomfortable experience, but according to Nikla Lancksweert -- co-founder of a fashion-conscious clothing line called INGA Wellbeing -- what you wear shouldn't be part of it.

With her partners, former public relations executive Claire Robinson and fashion designer Fiona McGreal, Lancksweert launched a full collection of INGA Wellbeing in order to help patients dress "well" even when unwell.

In an interview with NPR, Lancksweert explained that she was inspired to create the line after her own mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent three years of intense medical treatment.

"It was sad and worrying to see how my elegant, capable mother would, almost visibly, shrink. Be diminished ... Getting her out of the hospital gown and into clothes that looked 'normal' but that really worked became my obsession," wrote Lancksweert.

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